Self-heating sad-iron.



F. D. STOTLER.

Patented Aug.y 9, 1910.

l "Il SELF HEATING SAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED Amm, 1910.

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SELF-HEATING SAD-IRON'.

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Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Application filedI April 8, 1910: Serial No. 554,209. f

To all whom. tt may concer'n Be it knownthat I, FREDDIE D. S'roTLnn,

a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing atvide a combined handle and tank and to provide efficient 'means to regulate ventilation to discharge the products of combustion, and also to provide means-whereby,

the flames emanating from the burner in a sense are confined and utilized to the' great-y est extent in heating the sad-iron proper.

Another object is tov provide means whereby the. sad-iron is kproperly weighted so that itl will have sufli'cient weight to properly press upon the material worked vnp'on without increasing the bulk of lthe sad-iron.

Withv these and other objects in view whichV are readily apparent to the skilled mechanic the same consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described` and pointed out inthe claims and` illustrated in the accompanying drawing, 111'.'

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 2 is a view showing ka lpbrtion of the body of the iron and a portion of the cover showing the' position of the set screw designed `to. hold' the cover in place.

Fig. 3 is a. detached' inverted perspective view of the combined heater` and` removable weight.. Figt is a. transverse section of the burner and heat conductor, also showing a portion of the burner in transverse section.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing,

Inthe accompanyin drawing, l represents the chambered bo y of the iron which consists of a base and the usual side walls connected in the usual manner to. form theI point or nose of the iron and a rear wall all 'formed integral' in a single casting. The chamber of the body is closed at the top by means of a suitable cover 2, which cover is provided with the forward hooked end 3, which hook embraces the flange 4 located a-t the front upper end of the chambered body 1. The rear end of Ythe cover is provided with a downwardly/extending flange 5, in which is. located the set screw 6, which set screw is for the purpose of securely holding the` cover. The cover2 is provided with the standards 7, which standards are connected together at their top or upper ends by means lof the hollow handle 8, which yhollowhandle is provided with the downwardly extended vportion 9. The handle 8 and its integral downwardly extended portion 9const1tute a tank desioned to contain 'the liquid lhydro-carbon fluid.' Itwill .be

Vunderstood that by forming the handle holhandle is provided, andl that by providing the downwardly extending portion the fuel or more specifically the .liquid hydro-carbon fuel will be at all times in position to be conveyed to the fluid pipe 10 so long as any fuel remains in the tank. Another advantage in providing the downwardly extended portion 9, is to insure the proper feeding-of the fuel to the burner. From the feed pipe leads the vaporizing pipe 11, which vaporizing pipe is prefera y formed integral with the feed pipe 10 and extends horizontally or y A'parallel with the cover V2 and leads to the valve casing 12,' which valve casing is of the usual construction such as used in hydrocarbon burners wherein the gasolene or other fuel is first vaporized or converted intogas.

The valve casing 12 is provided with the ordinary needle valve 13, and also the'- starting or pilot cup 14, which is for the purpose Aof containing a quantity of gasolene de signed .to be ignited and properly heat the valve casing.

The burner does not form any specific 'part of the present invention, except that a burner must necessarly be present but may be of any well known construction. To. the

valve casing proper is attached the burner tube 15, which burner tube is provided upon its underside with j et-oriices 16. The front f nating from the lowermost .jet-orices to come in direct contact with the upper or inner surface of the chambered body 1.

, The side jet-orifices are so arranged that the flames will descend in an inclined direcvtion and enter the chambers or pockets 20,

which flames will to a certain extent be conned in said chambers or pockets, thereby better heating the heat conductor 18. Ihe ,heat conductor 18 or more specically the side, endv and short parallel flanges rest upon the upper inner surface of the chambered body, thereby assisting in transmitting the heat to the chambered body. The heat con- .ductor also serves the purpose of giving the chambered body the desired and proper ,amount of weight. Y l

For the purpose of protecting the hand of the operator from the heat arising from the vchambered body, the shields 21 and 22 are provided, which shields are attached to the standards 7 'For thel purpose of better protecting the hand ofthe operator two shields are provided and their lower portions spaced from each other as illustratedl in Fig. 1, so that an `air space is provided between the -two shields, by which arrangement the upper shield is protected to a better extent than when a single shield is employed. In practice itis desirable to remove the cover 2 from time to time and in order that this may be done without disturbing the vaporizing pipe, valve casing and burner tubesaid parts are so connected that they will all be removed Vwith the cover. In order tov remove the cover it is only necessary to loosen the set .screw 6, at which time the rear end of the cover will be lifted upward and the same detached by a slight backward movement, after vthe cover has been elevated a suiiicient distance to clear the flange 5. Y Y

It will be understood that the rear wall of the chambered body should be open at `its upper central portion so as to allow the burner tube 15 and the vaporizing pipe 11 to assumerthe .position illustrated in Fig. 1 when the coveris placed in proper position. It will be understood that the combined handle andy tank should be provided with the f ordinary filling nozzle 23, which is closed `by the ordinary stopper 24. Y f The heatconductor 18 is not designed to beV permanently attached to the chambered body 1, but should be formed of such size that it will lit the lower portion of the chamber in a neat manner, but can be easily removed'for any desired purpose. v

For Ythe purpose of preventing any end movementl of the heat conductor 18 it is provided with the extended flange '20a which flange abuts against the inner wall of the Y chambered" body 1.

Having fully-described my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-V, .Y

1. In a self-heating sad-iron the combina'- tion ofV a chambered body, a cover adapted to be connected to said body, -a combined handle and fuel tank secured to said cover, said fuel tank consisting of a horizontal and downwardly extended portion, a feed pipe connected to thelower end of the downwardly extended-,portion of the tank,'a vaporizing pipe connected to the feed pipe and located in the upper portion of the chambered body, a valve casing and a burner,

said vaporizing lpipe and burner connected to the valve casing, a heat-conductor provided with a series of short parallel flanges, lsaid flanges adapted to constitutey small chambers and said heat conductor adapted for contact with the upperface of the bottom surface of the chambered body, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

,2. VIn a self-heating sad-iron, the combi- '1:

nation of a chambered body, a cover therefor, a combined handle and tankrconnected to said cover by supportsr hand shields located between the tank .andcover and connected to thehandle and tank supports, said shields spaced-from each other, a feed pipe leading from the tank and extended through the 'upper portion of the chambered body,

a valve casing connected to saidy feedY pipe, a burner connected to the valve casing, the

cover and aforesaid parts removablyY connected to the chambered body,a heat conductorlocated in thelowerportion Vof the chambered bodyand provided with a series of chambers located upon oppositersides of the heat conductor vand means forvsecuring the cover to the chambered body, substantlally as and forthe purpose specified. v

3. In a self-heating sad-iron, thecombnation ofV a chambered body, a cover therefor, a'combinedhandle and tank connected to said cover by supports hand shields located between the tank and coverand connected to the handle andtanksupports, saidshields spaced fromeach other, arfeed pipeleadingl" from the tank and extended through the upper portion ofthe rchambered body, a. 4valve casing connected to said feed pipe,rawburner connected tothe valve casing, the coverand ,A

aforesaid parts removably connected to the 'l chambered body, a heatconductor located in the lowerportionof the chambered body and provided with a series of chambers located upon opposite sides of the heat con- In testimony that I claim the above, I duetor, said heat conductor provided With have hereunto subscribed my name in the a flange adapted to abut against the inner presence of two Witnesses.

Wall of the ohambered body, and means for FREDDIE D. STOTLER. securing the cover to the chambered body, Witnesses: substantially as and for the purpose speoi- DAVID LIPPY,

ed. GEORGE W. NAQLE. 

